You Know You Are Old When

   / You Know You Are Old When #6,213  
I recall our Boy Scout troop had a pickup bed trailer. But it had a straight axle under it, not the original differential. It was a 50's bed in the 70's.
 
   / You Know You Are Old When #6,215  
You used to see quite a few home-made trailers here made from an old pickup bed (and presumably part of the frame). Haven't seen one in years.
Very few in many years around here. Why? I'm guessing...

18' car hauler trailer with 5000# load capacity is about $4K.

Truck trailer capacity is less than half, 3X shorter and 2-3 feet narrower, half the axles and no brakes.

You'd have to find a donor truck without a bent frame, strip it all off, fix the rear end to free spin, figure out braking, and figure out how to title and insure it.

With that said, I'd think it would be cool to find a truck bed that matches my Suburban year and color and put a cap on it.
 
   / You Know You Are Old When #6,216  
I'd think it would be cool to find a truck bed that matches my Suburban year and color and put a cap on it
It might be easier to buy an existing flatbed trailer, amd add the truck body to it.
 
   / You Know You Are Old When #6,217  
I recall our Boy Scout troop had a pickup bed trailer. But it had a straight axle under it, not the original differential. It was a 50's bed in the 70's.
I made mine from a 1975 F250 in the mid 1980's. It still has the differential under it, but I cut off the axles so the gears don't turn and the original brakes with a surge coupler. Gets used frequently as garbage for the dump doesn't go in my truck and the same for sand and gravel.
 
   / You Know You Are Old When #6,219  
You're home, posting at 2AM on some obscure site because you can't sleep because you have aches and pains from a job you never did that day.:rolleyes:
 
   / You Know You Are Old When #6,220  
If you have sat on one of these..

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Bucket between your feet. Bail ready to run.
 

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